rub along in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rub along in the English»French Dictionary

rub along VB [Brit rʌb -, Am rəb -] inf

to rub along with person

s'entendre assez bien avec

Translations for rub along in the English»French Dictionary

I.along [Brit əˈlɒŋ, Am əˈlɔŋ, əˈlɑŋ] ADV When along is used as a preposition meaning all along it can usually be translated by le long de: there were trees along the road = il y avait des arbres le long de la route. For particular usages see the entry below.
along is often used after verbs of movement. If the addition of along does not change the meaning of the verb, along will not be translated: as he walked along = tout en marchant.
However, the addition of along often produces a completely new meaning. This is the case in expressions like the project is coming along, how are they getting along?. For translations consult the appropriate verb entry (come along, get along etc).

to push/pull sth along

pousser/tirer qc

to be walking/running along

marcher/courir

she'll be along shortly

elle sera ici d'un moment à l'autre

you go in, I'll be along in a second

entrez, j'arrive tout de suite

they're no further along in their research

ils n'ont pas avancé dans leurs recherches

there'll be another bus along in half an hour

le prochain bus passe dans une demi-heure

II.along [Brit əˈlɒŋ, Am əˈlɔŋ, əˈlɑŋ] PREP

1. along:

along, a. alongside (all along)

le long de

the houses along the riverbank

les maisons situées le long de la rivière

along (the side of) the path/the motorway

le long du sentier/de l'autoroute

to run along the beach path, railway, fence:

longer la plage

to run along the beach cable:

être enterré le long de la plage

there were chairs along the wall

il y avait des chaises contre le mur

all along the canal

tout le long du canal

2. along (the length of):

to walk along the beach/along the road

marcher sur la plage/dans la rue

to look along the shelves

chercher dans les rayons

3. along (at a point along):

to stop somewhere along the motorway

s'arrêter quelque part sur l'autoroute

halfway along the corridor on the right

au milieu du couloir à droite

halfway along the path

à mi-chemin

somewhere along the way lit

quelque part en chemin

somewhere along the way fig

quelque part

III.along with PREP

1. along with (accompanied by):

along with

accompagné de

to arrive along with six friends

arriver accompagné de six amis

2. along with (at same time as):

along with

en même temps que

to be convicted along with two others

être déclaré coupable en même temps que deux autres

See also get along, come along, all-important, all-embracing, all-consuming, all

get along VB

1. get along (progress):

how's the project getting along?

comment est-ce que le projet se présente?

how are you getting along? (in job)

comment ça se passe?

how are you getting along? (to sick or old person)

comment ça va?

how are you getting along? (in school subject)

comment est-ce que ça se passe?

2. get along (cope):

get along

s'en sortir

we can't get along without a computer/him

on ne s'en sortira pas sans ordinateur/lui

3. get along (be suited as friends):

get along

bien s'entendre (with avec)

4. get along (go):

I must be getting along

il faut que j'y aille

come along VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -]

1. come along (arrive):

come along bus, person:

arriver

come along opportunity:

se présenter

to wait for the right person to come along

attendre que la personne idéale se présente

2. come along (hurry up):

come along!

dépêche-toi!

3. come along (attend):

come along

venir

why don't you come along?

tu veux venir?

to come along to lecture, party

venir à

to come along with sb

venir avec qn, accompagner qn

4. come along (make progress):

come along pupil, trainee:

faire des progrès

come along book, building work, project:

avancer

come along painting, tennis:

progresser

come along plant, seedling:

pousser

your Spanish is coming along

votre espagnol a progressé

how's the thesis coming along?

est-ce que ta thèse avance?

all-important ADJ

all-important

essentiel/-ielle

all-embracing ADJ

all-embracing

global

all-consuming ADJ

all-consuming passion

effréné

all-consuming ambition

démesuré

I.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] PRON

1. all (everything):

all

tout

to risk all

tout risquer

all or nothing

tout ou rien

all is not lost

tout n'est pas perdu

all was well

tout allait bien

all will be revealed hum

vous saurez tout hum

all is orderly and stable

tout n'est qu'ordre et stabilité

will that be all?

ce sera tout?

and that's not all

et ce n'est pas tout

that's all (all contexts)

c'est tout

speed is all

l'essentiel, c'est la vitesse

in all

en tout

500 in all

500 en tout

all in all

somme toute

we're doing all (that) we can

nous faisons tout ce que nous pouvons (to do pour faire)

after all that has happened

après tout ce qui s'est passé

after all she's been through

après tout ce qu'elle a vécu

it's not all (that) it should be performance, service, efficiency:

ça laisse à désirer

all because he didn't write

tout ça parce qu'il n'a pas écrit

and all for a piece of land!

et tout ça pour un lopin de terre!

2. all (the only thing):

all

tout

but that's all

mais c'est tout

that's all I want

c'est tout ce que je veux

that's all we can suggest

c'est tout ce que nous pouvons vous conseiller

she's all I have left

elle est tout ce qui me reste

all I know is that …

tout ce que je sais c'est que …

all you need is

tout ce qu'il te faut c'est

that's all we need! iron

il ne manquait plus que ça!

3. all (everyone):

all

tous

all wish to remain anonymous

tous souhaitent rester anonymes

all but a few were released

ils ont tous été relâchés à quelques exceptions près

thank you, one and all

merci à (vous) tous

‘all welcome’

‘venez nombreux’

all of the employees

tous les employés, tout le personnel

all of us want…

nous voulons tous…

not all of them came

ils ne sont pas tous venus

we want all of them back

nous voulons qu'ils soient tous rendus

4. all (the whole amount):

all of our belongings

toutes nos affaires

all of this land is ours

toutes ces terres sont à nous

not all of the time

pas tout le temps

5. all (emphasizing unanimity or entirety):

we all feel that …

nous avons tous l'impression que …

we are all disappointed

nous sommes tous déçus

these are all valid points

ce sont des points qui sont tous valables

it all seems so pointless

tout cela paraît si futile

I ate it all

j'ai tout mangé

what's it all for? (all contexts)

à quoi ça sert (tout ça)?

who all was there? Am

qui était là?

y'all have a good time now! Am

amusez-vous bien!

II.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] DET

1. all (each one of):

all

tous/toutes

all men are born equal

tous les hommes naissent égaux

all questions must be answered

il faut répondre à toutes les questions

all those people who

tous ces gens qui

all those who

tous ceux qui

as in all good films

comme dans tous les bons films

in all three films

dans les trois films

2. all (the whole of):

all

tout/toute

all his life

toute sa vie

all the time

tout le temps

all day/evening

toute la journée/soirée

all year round

toute l'année

all the money we've spent

tout l'argent que nous avons dépensé

in all his glory

dans toute sa gloire

I had all the work!

c'est moi qui ai eu tout le travail!

you are all the family I have!

tu es toute la famille qui me reste!

and all that sort of thing

et tout ce genre de choses

oh no! not all that again!

ah non! ça ne va pas recommencer!

3. all (total):

in all honesty/innocence

en toute franchise/innocence

4. all (any):

beyond all expectations

au-delà de toute attente

to deny all knowledge of sth

nier avoir connaissance de qc

III.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] ADV

1. all (emphatic: completely):

all

tout

all alone or on one's own

tout seul

to be all wet

être tout mouillé

dressed all in white

habillé tout en blanc

all around the garden/along the canal

tout autour du jardin/le long du canal

to be all for sth

être tout à fait pour qc

to be all for sb doing

être tout à fait favorable à ce que qn fasse

I'm all for women joining the army

je suis tout à fait favorable à ce que les femmes entrent dans l'armée

it's all about…

c'est l'histoire de…

tell me all about it!

raconte-moi tout!

he's forgotten all about us!

il nous a complètement oubliés!

she asked all about you

elle a demandé de tes nouvelles

2. all (emphatic: nothing but):

to be all legs

être tout en jambes

to be all smiles (happy)

être tout souriant

to be all smiles (two-faced)

être tout sourire

to be all sweetness iron

être tout sourire

that stew was all onions!

il n'y avait pratiquement que des oignons dans ce ragoût!

3. all SPORTS (for each party):

(they are) six all

(il y a) six partout

the final score is 15 all

le score final est de 15 partout

IV.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] N

to give one's all

tout sacrifier (for sth à qc, for sb pour qn, to do pour faire)

V.all+ COMP

1. all+ (completely):

all-concrete/-glass/-metal

tout en béton/verre/métal

all-digital/-electronic

entièrement numérique/électronique

all-girl band, cast, group

composé uniquement de femmes

all-male/-white team, production, jury

composé uniquement d'hommes/de blancs

all-union workforce

entièrement syndiqué

2. all+ (in the highest degree) → all-consuming

VI.all along ADV

all along

depuis le début, toujours

they knew it all along

ils le savaient depuis le début, ils l'ont toujours su

VII.all but ADV

all but

pratiquement, presque

VIII.all of ADV

all of

au moins

he must be all of 50

il doit avoir au moins 50 ans

IX.all that ADV

he's not all that strong

il n'est pas si fort que ça

it's not as far as all that!

ce n'est pas si loin que ça!

I don't know her all that well

je ne la connais pas si bien que ça

X.all the ADV

all the more

d'autant plus

all the more difficult/effective

d'autant plus difficile/efficace

all the more so because

d'autant plus que

to laugh all the more

rire encore plus

all the better!

tant mieux!

XI.all too ADV

all too accurate, easy, widespread:

all too

bien trop

it is all too obvious that …

il n'est que trop évident que …

she saw all too clearly that …

elle a parfaitement bien vu que …

all too often

bien trop souvent

XII.and all ADV

1. and all:

they moved furniture, books and all

ils ont tout déménagé y compris les meubles et les livres

2. and all Brit inf:

the journey was very tiring what with the heat and all

le voyage était très fatigant avec la chaleur et tout ça

it is and all!

mais si!

XIII.at all ADV

not at all! (acknowledging thanks)

de rien!

not at all! (answering query)

pas du tout!

it is not at all certain

ce n'est pas du tout certain

if (it is) at all possible

si possible

is it at all likely that …?

y a-t-il la moindre possibilité que …?

+ subj there's nothing at all here

il n'y a rien du tout ici

we know nothing at all or we don't know anything at all about

nous ne savons rien du tout de

if you knew anything at all about

si tu avais la moindre idée de

anything at all will do

n'importe quoi fera l'affaire

XIV.for all PREP

for all (despite)

en dépit de

(in as much as) they could be dead for all the difference it would make!

ils pourraient être morts, ça ne changerait rien!

XV.of all PREP

1. of all (in rank):

the easiest of all

le plus facile

first/last of all

pour commencer/finir

2. of all (emphatic):

why today of all days?

pourquoi justement aujourd'hui?

not now of all times!

ce n'est pas le moment!

of all the nerve!

quel culot!

of all the rotten luck!

quel manque de chance!

of all the rotten luck!

quel manque de pot! inf

XVI.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl]

all's well that ends well

tout est bien qui finit bien

to be as mad/thrilled as all get out inf Am

être vachement en colère/excité inf

for all I know

pour autant que je sache

for all that

malgré tout

for all that

quand même

he's not all there inf

il n'a pas toute sa tête

it's all go inf here! Brit

on s'active ici! inf

it's all one to me

ça m'est égal

it's all up with us inf Brit

nous sommes fichus inf

it was all I could do not to laugh

il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire

that's all very well, that's all well and good

tout ça c'est bien beau

speeches are all very well but

c'est bien beau les discours mais

it's all very well to do

c'est bien beau de faire

it's all very well for them to talk

ça leur va bien de parler

all in Brit sl

crevé sl

all in Brit sl

épuisé

I.rub [Brit rʌb, Am rəb] N

1. rub (massage):

rub

friction f

to give [sth] a rub back

frictionner

to give [sth] a rub horse

bouchonner

2. rub (polish):

rub

coup m de chiffon

to give [sth] a rub spoon

donner un coup de torchon à

to give [sth] a rub table

donner un coup de chiffon à

to give [sth] a rub stain

frotter

3. rub (liniment):

rub

baume m pour les muscles

4. rub (drawback):

rub dated or hum

hic m inf

rub dated or hum

inconvénient m

there's the rub

voilà le hic inf

II.rub <pres part rubbing; pret, pp rubbed> [Brit rʌb, Am rəb] VB trans

1. rub (touch):

rub chin, eyes, nose

se frotter

to rub noses (in greeting)

se frotter le nez

to rub one's hands with glee

se frotter les mains de joie

2. rub (polish):

rub stain, surface

frotter

to rub sth dry

sécher qc avec un torchon

to rub sth away stain

faire disparaître qc

to rub a hole in sth

faire un trou dans qc

3. rub (massage):

rub back, shoulders

frictionner

she rubbed my back

elle m'a frictionné le dos

4. rub (apply):

to rub sth on to the skin

appliquer qc sur la peau

to rub sth into the skin

faire pénétrer qc dans la peau

5. rub:

to rub something into (incorporate into) FOOD flour

incorporer qc à

rub the cream into your skin

faire pénétrer la pommade en massant

rub the shampoo into your hair

bien répartir le shampooing en massant

6. rub (chafe):

rub shoe: heel

blesser

rub wheel: mudguard

frotter contre

III.rub <pres part rubbing; pret, pp rubbed> [Brit rʌb, Am rəb] VB intr

1. rub (scrub):

rub

frotter

2. rub (chafe):

these shoes rub

ces chaussures me blessent

IV.to rub oneself VB refl

to rub oneself refl < pres part rubbing; pret, pp rubbed>:

to rub oneself

se frotter (against contre)

to rub oneself

se frictionner (with avec)

to rub oneself dry

se frictionner pour se sécher

V.rubbed ADJ

rubbed furniture

patiné

rubbed book cover

usé

VI.rub [Brit rʌb, Am rəb]

to rub salt into sb's wounds

remuer le couteau dans la plaie

to rub sb up the wrong way

prendre qn à rebrousse-poil inf

to rub shoulders with sb

côtoyer or fréquenter qn

to rub sb's nose in it

mettre à qn son nez dans son caca inf

rub along in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rub along in the English»French Dictionary

rub along VB intr Brit inf

to rub along (together)

s'entendre plus ou moins bien

Translations for rub along in the English»French Dictionary

I.along [əˈlɒŋ, Am -ˈlɑ:ŋ] PREP

1. along (on):

all along sth

tout le long de qc

sb walks along the road

qn marche sur la route

2. along (during):

along the way

en cours de route

3. along (beside):

the trees along the path

les arbres bordant le chemin

4. along (in addition to):

along with sth/sb

en plus de qc/qn

II.along [əˈlɒŋ, Am -ˈlɑ:ŋ] ADV

1. along (going forward):

to walk along

marcher

2. along (to a place):

to come along

venir

are you coming along?

tu viens?

are you coming along?

tu viens avec? Belg

he'll be along in an hour

il viendra dans une heure

3. along (the whole time):

all along

depuis le début

I.rub [rʌb] N

rub

frottement m

to give sth a rub

frotter qc

II.rub <-bb-> [rʌb] VB trans

rub

frotter

rub body

frictionner

rub blackboard

essuyer

rub one's eyes, hands

se frotter

to rub sth clean

nettoyer qc (en frottant)

to rub oneself (up) against sth

se frotter contre qc

to rub up

astiquer

Phrases:

to rub sb's nose in it

mettre le nez de qn dedans

to rub shoulders [or elbows Am] with sb inf

côtoyer qn

to rub sb (up Aus, Brit) the wrong way

prendre qn a rebrousse-poil

III.rub <-bb-> [rʌb] VB intr

rub

se frotter

the shoes rub against my heel

les chaussures me serrent au talon

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Gently and repeatedly rub along the lid margins while eyes are closed.

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Governments, oppositions and minor parties argue hard yet rub along together, and mostly show some respect for each other.

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And it is true they do seem to rub along fairly well.

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It makes me feel sad that we can't all just rub along a bit better than this.

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Otherwise, for the majority, their underlying psychoses are able to rub along peacefully with their surface appearance of sanity.

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We need to be alert to the ways that we can be wrong if we want to rub along with other people.

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It is a lovely juxtaposition -- and a reminder that formality and informality, tradition and modernity, used to rub along together perfectly happily.

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We've all got to rub along in this modern-day melting pot.

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There's no obvious compromise and therefore, on this subject, we rub along.

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Another was a reservation that there were insufficient security personnel in force to ensure visitors would rub along happily.

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